Game 139 lineups: Nats at Marlins

By Mark Zuckerman

Nationals

September 06, 2017, 11:44am

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MIAMI - The vast majority of the attention in South Florida is fixated not on baseball but on Hurricane Irma. The outer bands of storm aren't expected to arrive here until Saturday, with the bulk of the storm arriving Sunday, but already folks are making preparations, with some evacuations underway and huge lines at gas stations leading to major traffic jams. (I speak from experience on that last one.)

But there is a ballgame to be played tonight, and so the Nationals and Marlins will close out their series, with the Nats attempting to pull off their second straight sweep of Miami and in the process reduce their magic number to six.

Gio Gonzalez gets the start, yet another one in his hometown, where he has enjoyed his share of success. Marlins left-hander Dillon Peters makes his second career start (he shut out the Phillies over seven innings in his debut) and he'll be facing a Nationals lineup sans Daniel Murphy (day off) and Matt Wieters (still nursing a tight back).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at MIAMI MARLINS
Where: Marlins Park
Gametime: 7:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 186/869, MLB.com
Weather: Indoors

NATIONALS (84-54)
SS Trea Turner
2B Wilmer Difo
3B Anthony Rendon
1B Ryan Zimmerman
LF Howie Kendrick
RF Jayson Werth
CF Michael A. Taylor
C Jose Lobaton
LHP Gio Gonzalez

MARLINS (67-71)
2B Dee Gordon
RF Giancarlo Stanton
CF Christian Yelich
LF Marcell Ozuna
C J.T. Realmuto
1B Tyler Moore
3B Brian Anderson
SS Miguel Rojas
LHP Dillon Peters